Q1) A hot cup coffee always cools down when left in room conditions. Would heating of your cup of coffee by extracting energy from the cold air violate the 1st law of Thermodynamics? Explain very briefly

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Q1) A hot cup coffee always cools down when left in room conditions. Would heating of your
cup of coffee by extracting energy from the cold air violate the 1st law of Thermodynamics?
Explain very briefly
Q2) Two different piston- cylinder devices each contain 1 kg of air. Initially, the temperature T =
300 K and pressure P= 100 kPa of the gases are both the same in both cylinders. However, one
of the cylinders is insulated and the other is not.
Transcribed Image Text:Q1) A hot cup coffee always cools down when left in room conditions. Would heating of your cup of coffee by extracting energy from the cold air violate the 1st law of Thermodynamics? Explain very briefly Q2) Two different piston- cylinder devices each contain 1 kg of air. Initially, the temperature T = 300 K and pressure P= 100 kPa of the gases are both the same in both cylinders. However, one of the cylinders is insulated and the other is not.
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